Novak Djokovic hustles Bautista-Agut in the semifinal in London

Novak Djokovic conquers Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in London on Friday. Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the final to try to win his 5th title at the Championships.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Djokovic was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Bautista-Agut in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Djokovic extended his lead after breaking Roberto in the 8^th (6-2) game before winning the set.

2^nd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 3^rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

3^rd set.

Similarly to the 2^nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Serbian conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

4^th set.

Novak in this set was too strong for Roberto and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 5^th (4-1) game.

A crucial moment of the match was when Djokovic won 5 consecutive games in the 4^th set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Bautista-Agut is 8-3 for Novak.

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Djokovic’s Interview

After the match, Djokovic commented

“It’s the final of Wimbledon. This is the kind of match that I always dreamed of being part of as a young boy with the tennis racquet. This is what I worked for. I wanted to be in this position. I have a chance to fight for a trophy. Regardless of who’s across the net or what is happening, I’ll definitely give it my all.”

Next Match: Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer – H2H and stats

Djokovic will face Federer in the final.

This will be the 48^th time that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer clash against each other. The head to head is 25-22 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on grass.

The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 7-6⁶ 5-7 7-6³ in the semifinal in Paris back in 2018.